immerum

Akkadian

𒇻 (immerum)

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈim.me.rum/

Noun

immerum m (plural immerū m or immerātum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. sheep, ram

   Synonym: (collective) 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum, “sheep”)

   𒄿𒈾 𒊑𒂍 𒌷𒅀 𒂗𒆤𒆠 𒇻𒀴 𒇻𒃻𒄠

   [ina ribīt ālīya Nippur immeram lušām]

   i-na ri-bit URU-ia NIBRU.KI UDU.NITA₂ lu-ša₂-am

   I will buy a sheep in the square of my city Nippur

Alternative forms

• immeru (non-mimated)
• emmerum, emmeru (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒇻 (UDU) 𒇻𒀴 (UDU.NITA₂)	𒅎𒈨𒊒𒌝 (im-me-ru-um) 𒅎𒈨𒀸 (im-me-rum) 𒅎𒈨𒊒 (im-me-ru)

Derived terms

• immertum (“ewe”)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אִימְּרָא / אִמְּרָא (ʾimmərā) / ܐܶܡܪܳܐ (ʾemmərā, “lamb”), absolute state אִימַּר / אִמַּר (ʾimmar) / ܐܶܡܱܪ (ʾemmar)
  • → Arabic: إِمَّر (ʔimmar, “young lamb”)
  • → Old Armenian: յիմար (yimar, “foolish”)
    • Armenian: հիմար (himar)
    • Middle Armenian: իմար (imar)
• → Hebrew: אִמַּר (ʔimmár, “lamb”) or אִמֵּר (ʔimmér) (questionable vocalization)
• → Phoenician: 𐤀𐤌𐤓 (ʾmr, “lamb”)
  • Punic: 𐤀𐤌𐤓 (ʾmr, “lamb”)
    • → Basque: umerri
• → Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎎𐎗 (ỉmr /⁠immiru⁠/, “lamb”)

References

• “immeru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volumes 7, I and J, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1960